I don't think for one second that last year's Jakob Poeltl career resurgence was a fraud or fool's gold by any stretch. I was pleasantly surprised by Poeltl's impact for Toronto, and it's been clear based on the advanced analytics that when the big fella didn't suit up for the Raptors, the team would take a massive hit, and it revealed just how much of an impact Poeltl had as an on-court presence.
Well, here we are in what has been a rocky first week of NBA action for Toronto, and Jakob Poeltl has seemingly fallen off the wagon as an impactful pillar.